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‘Lyrics can be altered.’

[⟨det (plur lyric.n)⟩ altered.a]

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In 1999, Atom and His Package covered the song on the album “Making Love” with altered lyrics as “P.
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“Wraith Pinned to the Mist (And Other Games)” was featured as a re – recorded jingle in a television commercial for Outback Steakhouse, with altered lyrics.
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No music video was made for “Hovi Baby”, but the song was used in a Reebok ad, with the lyrics slightly altered.
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Larry Norman released a version of the song (with slightly altered lyrics) on the 2003 album “Rock, Scissors et Papier”.
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The remix was later released as the “Pop Mart Mix” on U2’s “Last Night on Earth” single, with new vocals by Bono and slightly altered lyrics.
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Several of the songs from the Broadway musical had their lyrics altered and / or verses removed for use in the film version.
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Roy Orbison’s publisher, Acuff – Rose Music Inc., had sued 2 Live Crew in 1989 for their use of Orbison’s “Oh, Pretty Woman” in a mocking rap version with altered lyrics.
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Folk singer Judy Collins’ 1975 rendition of the song “Send in the Clowns” is parodied in the episode, and Krusty sings the altered lyrics: “Send in those soulful and doleful, schmaltz – by – the – bowlful clowns” in a musical number of his comeback special.
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“Elvis Costello once planned to do a cover version of the song, with altered lyrics, but Prince refused.
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The album consists mostly of reinterpretations (often with additional or significantly altered lyrics) of songs from Cohen’s second album, “Songs From a Room” (“Nancy” is a version of “Seems So Long Ago, Nancy”, and “Improvisation” is an extended instrumental guitar trio version of the vamp from “You Know Who I Am”, which is also featured).
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The song was used in a’ DVD extra, where Patrick Stewart, as Jean – Luc Picard, sung the song with slightly altered lyrics.
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The seventh track, “Been to the Future,” was originally released on Joey Eppard’s 2002 solo album of the same name, although the new version contains added instrumentals and altered lyrics.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

These classic fairy tales are so well known and accessible even the youngest children can follow the plot, and thanks to the use of modern day music (with aptly altered lyrics to give it a timely and local flavour) there are plenty of scripted laughs for the parents as well.
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The latter song was a re – recording of the song “Ladykiller” from the band’s previous album “When in Rome Do as the Vandals” with slightly altered lyrics.
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The song reached number two in the UK Singles Chart in June 1998; it was beaten by “Three Lions ’98” by David Baddiel and Frank Skinner and Lightning Seeds, a re – release of football anthem “Three Lions” from 1996 with slightly altered lyrics.
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“Bird Song” was essentially Ray Price’s “You Done Me Wrong” with altered lyrics and was prominently featured in Dennis Hopper’s film “Easy Rider”.
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Non – U.S. versions of the album feature, uncredited, Brody Dalle and Kim Deal on a different recording of “Sunset Strip” (with slightly altered lyrics), singing and playing guitar.
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“The song” Hang Down Your Head “is loosely based on the folk song” Tom Dooley”, with the lyrics altered but the melody remaining mostly intact.
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Jerry Lewis often sings the song on his annual Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon, with altered lyrics that speak of the need for the viewers to call in their pledge.
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Queried on 2013-06-20.